JaddziaDax wrote:Its the Viewer's Choice Awards not the "Best of the Org for the Last Year" Awards... if you want that just go look at the top 10% the default listing is from the past year, and yea you can search them by category... People should have to choose to be in it, unlike the top 10% where you get there weather you like it or not.

Some people don't feel it's necessary, in fact I know one person who never entered because he said contest is pointless to him unless he is there to see it at the con, and well the org isn't exactly a convention is it?

How about we define the Viewer's Choice Awards as: "The videos that were voted on by the most people, which consisted of entries made within 2007 and whose creator opted into the contest"

Sound good?

"Best" is relative. I look at the VCA's and I don't consider those videos to be "the best", nor do I look at the Top 10% and consider them to be "the best." I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the contest or the Top 10%. I think overall they're harmless and enjoyable to an extent. However, I don't like the idea of people pointing to these as the axiom definition of what is the best of the best. How about this. They could be considered "a rough approximation of the best videos." I'd be okay with that

Put some kind of block in place that prevents people from voting for their own videos.

But, in the end, that would only make a difference of one vote per video. Plus, it might end up encouraging some people to create another (or even multiple) user account so that they COULD vote for their own video.

I think it would be nice to get an e-mail or a PM about the opt-in of the VCA or even the about the start of the VCA so you're on time to check that box. It's so easy to miss it, mostly for people who don't really check the boards that much (and the front page only gets updated 2 or 3 times per year, so it's not something you will often check).

I know some new guy who missed the VCA because he didn't know about its existance.

We did indeed send out an email this year. However, those with outdated email addresses and those who opted not to receive newsletters and emails from the .Org obvious weren't able to get it.

The posting of news on the front page creates an alert (through the alert system) that sends an email or at least makes the alert show up on the main member page. Again, those who opt not to use alerts will obliviously fail to get these notifications.

As far as I know, there is no way of sending mass PM's through the current system.

We'll do all we can to make sure those who want to participate get in. However, beyond a certain point, it's much more effective if people just contact some of the editors they'd like to participate and say "hey, the VCA has started. Go check that box." It shows that you care! And plus, more involvement means more fun for everyone.

Hey, what if the download able list was separated into each category, so that you can download by category. This year it was all jumbled up and I didn't like the setup. separate categories would help. Anyone agree?